Here are some warning signs that your company may be feeling the IT profit pinch.
1) Management removes the free pop and juice out of the fridge, and replaces it with damp sponges for employees to suck on when they're thirsty.
2) Your workstation gets equipped with a treadmill so you can generate your own electricity.
(Californians can ignore this warning sign...this has already been in place for several months now.)
3) Your boss aggressively encourages you to play the new slot machines in the employee lunchroom.
4) The office photocopier is now coin-fed...as are the toilets, the water cooler, the fire extinguishers, the first-aid kit, and the machine that provides breathable air to your vacuum-sealed cubicle.
5) Management has the office air conditioner disconnected, and distributes paper fans and salt tablets.
6) The 'Net Pay' box on your bi-weekly pay stub has the words "In Theory" printed below the dollar amount.
And finally...
7) After several dozen employees mysteriously disappear, the regular company-provided snacks disappear from the cupboards, and are replaced with bags of a tasty new product called 'Soylent Green'.
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